You mention in your book's blurb on how Katrina affected some of the "psychic, racial, and social fabric" of New Orleans. Can you explain a little bit on how Katrina altered the mindsets of these inhabitants and how immediate after the disaster did this changes occur - namely the racial ones?

I heard the Koran states that women wear a hijab, and all Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol or eat pork. My three Muslim roommates seem to easily break these rules by heavy drinking and partying almost every weekend and wearing very revealing dresses or shorts. Yet they absolutely refuse to eat pork, because it is not Muslim. How does this work?